Anshupriya ji - General thoughts on Fate

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Anshupriya ji,

 

<<<At times I wonder whether the desire for moksha is a

pardoxical situation. Moksha is attained with absence of desire,

yet one cannot work towards it, unless there is a desire. :-)

>>>

 

Well, in a way, one should also perhaps lose the desire for

Moksha if one is to get it!

 

I'm an Iyengar and we have an interesting ceremony here. It is

called "Satumorai Sevai" and during this ceremony, we are

supposed to make seek a boon from the Lord. According to some of

my elders, the ONLY thing we should seek from Him is the

priviledge of serving Him all the time. One should not even ask

Him for Moksha. If He desires it, let Him give it to us!

 

Prahalada set a grand example here. When Narasimha asked him

what he wanted, Prahalada did not even seek Moksha!

 

Maybe, when we give up on everything and seek only Him for His

sake, Moksha follows automatically. In a way, maybe, even the

desire for Moksha may be selfish, because we seek it for our

sakes, not for His sake!

 

I hope that I have not hurt anybody's sentiments with these

thoughts! Of course, since I have Rahu in Dhanur Rasi (Kodanda

Rahu) I think I will generally always be a heretic believer. In

fact, inspired by Ketu, I call myself "The Divine Demon!" :-)

 

 

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